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Do you believe that "God" has already planned out our destiny, or do you believe we make our own destiny?

And do you believe everything happens for a reason, or do you feel that's just some clever line a thinker thought up to try to reduce the amount of stress and anger in our lives?

No.

See, your question kind of limits me since I don't believe either one of those. In fact, I don't really believe in anything. I've been known to think up several different ways that we could have been placed on this Earth for many different reasons and then a thousand more things that could happen after we die. A lot of them contradict each other, but that's okay. They could all be possible.

I think that we should all just believe what we feel most comfortable with, and whatever anyone else believes their business. I think if everybody did this there would be no fighting about religion. Unfortunately, I don't see everybody in the world suddenly becoming enlightened any time soon.

Now, the second question. I don't think it necessarily means that everything that happens was meant to happen exactly that way. I think it just means that no matter what happens, (because usually these things are out of your control, say your workplace burns down for example) there is always some way out of it and it's up to you to pick the best way. Like, you might have three choices: become an alchoholic, kill yourself, or live in poverty.

Destiny is sort of a mix between the two--things happen that you can't control; it's up to you to decide what to do next.

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(Rating: 5) Gosh!! You have been SUCH a tremendous help!! I will think about everything you have said, and see how I feel then. Thank you for sharing your time, efforts, and beliefs with me!! I definitely appreciate it!!

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